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Hi Rosa,
Thank you for the trackback, your kind words and the quote. One of my greatest pleasures is this community.
Reading this post, it occurs to me that 'Carolyn' is starting to sound Hawaiian. Is it my imagination? :)
Carolyn
Posted by: Carolyn Manning | December 10, 2006 at 06:53 AM
You are quite welcome Carolyn. You are a pleasure in the Ho‘ohana Community!
About Hawaiian names; you bring it up again just as Daniel Oestreich and I were talking via email about the one given to him, Kaniala, which means “Caller to the path.” This website explains well;
http://www.hawaii.gov/hidocs/hawnames.html
“The giving of a personal name is a very important aspect of Hawaiian culture. People select or are given Hawaiian names through a variety of ways. One way is to be named after someone, possibly a relative, friend, or an admired person from Hawaiian history. Another method is to be given a name which suits the person’s personality.”
So, it’s not the easiest to pronounce, however I would call you Pi‘iaōpua based on this kaona (hidden meaning); Pi‘i is to climb, ao is another word for knowledge, and pua is flower. Pronounce it slowly, one vowel at a time, with the i’s as E’s, the a’s as ahs, the ō as the letter O is said, Oh, and the u as in moo and you’ll have it. Your nickname would be either Pi‘i or Pua – are you more climber, or more flower?
I would choose it for you because as most flowers do, you reach for the light in which you’ll bloom fully, climbing through the branches of this tree we call our community. In doing so, your vine makes us stronger, binding all branches together. The light you are climbing for is knowledge, therefore to me, you are Pi‘iaōpua, “Climbing flower.”
Posted by: Rosa | December 10, 2006 at 07:58 AM
Rosa,
You make my heart smile that you acknowledge my spirit this way.
Climbing flower. So lovely. Today, I am Pi'i, gathering the wisdom to become Pua.
Aloha,
Pi'iaopua
Posted by: Carolyn Manning | December 10, 2006 at 08:31 AM
The link to Hawaiian names is wonderful, Rosa. Thanks for sharing that, and your lovely re-naming of Carolyn.
Posted by: Dan | December 10, 2006 at 09:02 AM